883 articles on "government"

Not "Peak Oil", But Lots More Oil

There was an interesting news item out of Moscow in late September to which most people probably paid little heed. "Russian is one of several countries that have rushed to lay claims to the area where a U.S. Study suggests as much as 25 percent of th...

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The History of Local American Government

From the 1830s through the first two decades of the twentieth century, urban government in America witnessed a steady evolution of "machine politics" or what James MacGregor Burns refers to as "transactional politics" (Burns, 1978; Tichy & Devanna, 1...

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What Is Capitalism?

Capitalism as defined by Dictionary.com gives the impression that individuals and corporations run the economy by producing, distributing, and exchanging wealth. This is a partly true, partly untrue definition. Capitalism is an economic system, and i...

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Turning of the Tide?

The recent midterm election has certainly passed with some interesting results. The Democrats, against the odds, took control of both houses of congress. However, the results of many bills have come up as a mixed bag of conservative and liberal choic...

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I Won't Support Most Democrats Because I'm A Black Man

Why Blacks should not support Democrats. Blacks should not support the Democratic Party in general. No minority group should support the Democratic Party in general. If you have read my comments anywhere on the web, here, Fool.com, ArgueWithEveryon...

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An Interview With Mani Shankar Aiyar

"We look forward to an era of emotional integration of Northeast region with the rest of India." -Mani Shankar Aiyar Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Sports and Youth Affairs and the Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) ...

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Want To Start A Riot ? Hire The Police

Hitler used to have riots started by having members of the GESTAPO infiltrate groups that were opposed to the NAZI regime, the GESTAPO was the political police force of the NAZIs. They would dress as civilians, and entice others to attack the NAZI so...

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Are Fidel Castro's Days Numbered

The Cuban leader Fidel Castro is making attempts to drag his country out of the guagmire he has landed it in since rejecting adopting market economic principles when its sponsor, the Soviet Union, fell apart in 1991. Even though his way of doing it -...

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Top Secret

In July, 1947 a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, and the government tried to cover it up by saying that it was not a flying saucer but an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to a classified program named, "Mogul." However, ma...

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The Bitch: Up the Creek with Nanny!

Well Darlings, It seems those of us hoping to see an end put to the Nanny State when the coalition government came to power may still have some time to wait. Sadly, Blackpool Council is the living proof that Nanny remains alive and well. Now if ev...

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